Baymax, the lovable robot in the new Disney movie, was inspired by inflatable robots being developed at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

So wait, soft robots are just stretchy robots? Yep, pretty much. They are robots with frames and actuators made from malleable materials. The big thing that distinguishes them from their hard ...

Rodney Brooks is a co-founder of iRobots and has started other robot companies. Lex Friedman interviewed Rodney about how to make popular robots. iRobot Roomba came out in 2002 and has been the only ...

This basic sounding concept involves extremely complex science and engineering. “Insects aren’t built like robots,” Humbert said. “If I have a robot and I want it to perceive the environment, I tend ...

Most robots are preprogrammed to perform specific functions, but Figure's humanoid Figure 01 machine — that learns by watching and corrects its own mistakes — might upend the field.

WHERE are all the intelligent robots? Despite huge recent strides in artificial intelligence, autonomous robots answering our every beck and call are still a long way off. To make that leap, we ...

What came onto the stage were wheeled machines resembling delivery robots. Robots are a big part of Huang's vision of the future, which is shared by other tech luminaries, including Elon Musk.

A video making rounds on social media has grabbed attention for this very reason. It shows a small robot walking slowly inside a Chinese facility where six large robots are stationed. The tiny ...